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Health, Home, and Community } | ew Americans Living Language® English for New Americans Health, Home, and Community 1» House, Inc. ondon, Sydney, Auckland New York, Toront Also available from Living Language in this series: English for New Americans: Everyday Life Unit 1 At the International Center: Introductions Unit 2 A City Tour: The Time and Date Unit 3 Asking for Directions Unit 4 Shopping for Food Unit § Finding an Apartment Unit 6 Opening a Bank Account Unit 7 Using the Telephone English for New Americans: Work and School Unit 1 Finding a Job Unit 2 Enrolling a Child in School Unit 3 A Job Interview Unit 4 Adult Education Unit 5 First Day on the Job Unit 6 Getting a Drivers License and Buying a Car Unit 7 Becoming a Citizen Living Language® English for New Americans Health, Home, and Community Written by ~ Carol Pifeiro, Ed.D. 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Contents 6 26 34. 43 50 57 Unit 1 Going to the Doctor Unit 2 Going to the Pharmacy Unit 3 Cleaning the Home Unit 4 Alternative Medicine Unit 5 Reporting a Crime Unit 6 Getting Things Fixed Unit 7 Social Services Health, Home, and Community Unit 1: Going to the Doctor Welcome to English for New Americans from Living Language. On this, tape we will talk about health, home, and commmu- nity. You don’t need the videotape or work- book, Just listen and repeat after the native English speakers, or answer their questions and then listen for the correct answer. Let's get started! Visiting the Doctor Listen and repeat, 1. appointment 11, nausea 2. blood pressure 12. nurse 3. blood test 13. office 4. doctor 14. pulse 3S. exam 15. results 6. fever 16. temperature 7. gown 17. urine test 8, headache 18. vomiting 9. height 19, waiting room 10. laboratory 20, weight Parts of the Body Listen and repeat. BPESveraneenen arm car elbow eye finger foot hand knee leg lung shoulder toe 10 Verbs: To Be Listen and repeat. 1. Tam 2. youare 3. heis 4. she is 5. itis 6. we are 7. you are 8, they are | Sentences Make a sentence from these words. First, listen to the examples: Simom/tall. Simon is call. Sasha/Russian Sasha is Russian, Now it's your turn 1. Simorvtall Simon is tall. 2. Sasha/Russian Sasha is Russian. 3. Unurse Tam a nurse 4. you/doctor You are a doctor. S. They/paramedics They are paramedics. 6. Ivbroken It is broken. 1 Nationalities Make a sentence from these words. First, listen to the example: Simon/America Now it’s your turn. 1. Simon/America Simon is American, 2. he/Japan He is Japanese. 3. they/Nigeria They are Nigerian. 4. welKorea We are Korean. 5. WCentral America {am Central American. Simon is American. Negatives: To Be Listen and repeat after the speaker i. Ym nor Fm not 2. -you're not you aren't 3. he’s not he isn’t 4, she’s not she isn’t 5. it’s not it isn’t 6. we're not we aren't 7. you're not you aren't 8, they're not they aren’t 12 Negatives: Sentences Make a sentence from these words. First, listen to the example: Simon/doctor Simon isn’t a doctor. Now it’s your turn, 1. Simon/dector Simon isn’t a doctor. 2. Sasha/social Sasha isn’t a social worker worker, 3. Ming/Mexican Ming isn’t Mexican, 4, welnursts ‘We aren’t nurses. 5. they/doctors They aren’t doctors. Questions in Present Continuous Answer these questions. First, listen to the example: Is Raquel going Yes, she is. by the clinic? Now it’s your mun. 1, Is Raquel going Yes, she is. by the clinic? Is Elena feeling Yes, she is. nauseous? 3. Isthe muse taking No, she isn’t. Raquel’ pulse? 4. IsDr: Summers No, he isn’t talking to Jorge? 13 Who? Answer these questions. First, listen to the example Who is taking The nurse is. Elena’s blood pressure? Now it’s your turn, 1. Whois taking — The nurse is. Elena’s blood pressure? 2: Who is waiting Raquel is. at the doctor's office? 3. Who is giving Elena an exam? Dr. Summers is. 4. Who is going to the lab for tests? Elena is. 5. Who is congrat- ulating Elena? Raquel is. 14 Where? Answer these questions. First, listen to the examples Where isthe He's at the clinic. doctor? (clinic) Now it’s your turn. 1. Where is the He's at the clinic. doctor? (clinic) 2. Where is the She’s at the hospital. aurse? (hospital) 3, Where are the They're in the ambu- paramedics? lance, {ambulance} 4. Where isthe She's at the store cashier? (store) 5. Where is the He's at the school teacher? (school) 6. Where isthe She's at the center. social worker? (center) ‘Where are we? We're at the recep- (reception desk) tion desk. 8. Where isthe It’s in the dressing gown? (dressing room. room) 15 Health, Home, and Community Unit 2: Going to the Pharmacy Ailments Listen and repeat. allergy backache cold cough earache headache sore throat stomachache PAAR YN Pharmacy Items Listen and repeat. 1. conditioner 2. deodorant 3. prescription 4. shampoo 5. soap 6. toothpaste 16 Instructions Listen and repeat. 1. once a day 2. wice a day 3. three times a day 4. before meals 5. with meals 6. after meals Short Answers" Answer these questions. First, listen to the example: Does Jorge take Yes, he does. cough medicine for coughs? Now it’s your turn. 1, Does Jorge take Yes, he does. cough medicine for.coughs? 2. Does Elena take Yes, she does lozenges for sore throats? 3. Does Simon take Yes, he does. cold medicine for colds? Do you take aspirin for back- aches? Do they use antibiotics for caraches? Yes, I do. Yes, they do 18 Negative Short Answers Answer these questions. First, listen to the example: Does Jorge take cold medicine for coughs? Now it’s your turn. Me BR Does Jorge take cold medicine for coughs? Do you take lozenges for backaches? Does Ming take cold medicine for coughs? Does Simon take cough medicine for eaaches? Do [ take allergy medicine for stomachaches? No, he doesn’t. No, he doesn No, we don't. No, she doesn’t. No, he doesn’t. No, you don’t. 19 Negative Sentences Make negative sentences with these words First, listen to the example: Veet upifive a.m. 1 don’t get up at five AM. Questions and Answers Answer these questions. First, listen to the example: What do you —_Luse shampoo. use to wash your hair? Now it’s your turn, Now it’s your turn. 1. Wget upitive a.m. I don’t get up at five AM. 1, What S you Luse shampoo, 2. Jorge/go to Jorge doesn’t go to fa : 5 i h work/at two RM. work at two RM. vour hair? em ‘ 2. What does Elena She uses conditioner. een ae ve oe a oe her 4. Ming/work/all — Ming doesn’t work 2 night all night, 3. What does He uses soap. 5. they/stay They don't stay Simon use to wash his hands? 4, What do we use We use toothpaste. to clean our teeth? 5. What does He uses deodorant. Sasha use to smell good? homefail day home all day. 20 7 What Time and When? Answer these questions. First, listen to the example: What time does She goes to work at Raquel goto 9:00 A.M. work? (9:00 Am.) Now it’s your turn. 1. What time does Raquel go to work? (9:00 aM.) 2. What time does He eats lunch at Sasha eat lunch? 12:30 pM. (12:30 pa.) 3. What time does She leaves at 4:00 Flena leave the eM. supermarket? (4:00 2.) 4. When do you cat dinner? (in the evening) 5. When do they 0 on vacation? (in the summer) She goes to work at 9:00 A.M. eat dinner in the evening. They go on vacation in the summer, 22 How Much? Make questions with these words. First, listen to the example: medicinelJorge! How much medicine buy does Jorge buy? Now it’s your turn, “1, medicine/Jorge/ How much medicine buy does Jorge buy? 2. juice/Simonf How much juice drink does Simon drink? “3. moneyfiticost. — How much money does it cost? How much time does Elena need? aspirin/you/take How much aspirin do you take? 4. time/Elena/need a How Many? Make questions with these words. First, listen to the example: classes/they/take How many classes Now it’s your turn, 1 do they take? classesfthey/take How many classes hours/yowwork tablers/Elena/ take cough drops/ hefneed hours a week/ shehwvorke do they take? How many hours do you work? How many tablets does Elena take? How many cough drops does he need? How many hours a week does she work? 24 Telling Time Say the time in a different way. First, listen to the example: I's ten past two. Now it’s your turn. 1 2 A 4, 5 I's ten past two. Ie’s a quarter past four, {vs half past six. Ics twenty to nine. It’s five to eleven. It’s ewo-ten. I's two-ten. It’s four-fifteen. les six-thixty. les eight-forty. Ie’ ten fifty-five. 25 Health, Home, and Community Unit 3: Cleaning the Home Cleaning Vocabulary Listen and repeat: 1. bleach 10. 2. brush rst 3. cleaner 12. 4. dish soap 13, 5. dizzy 14, 6. faint 15. 7. fan 16. 8. floor polish 9. inhale House Vocabulary Listen and repeat. 1. bathroom 7. 2. bathtubs 8. 3. bed 9. 4. bedroom 10. 5. dining room 11 6. dishwasher 12. 26 oven cleaner paint remover roller sponge tule and tub ‘vapors kitchen living room sink stove oiler window Future Tense-Short Answers Answer these questions, First, isten to the example: Will Sasha paine the bedroom? Now it’s your turn, 1, 2. Will Sasha paint the bedroom? ‘Will Elena clean the kitchen? ‘Will Jorge and Elena go home? Will we vacuum the living room? Will it work well? Yes, he will. Yes, he will. Yes, she will Yes, they will. Yes, we will. Yes, it will 27 Future Tense-Negative Short Answers Answer these questions. First, listen to the example: ‘Will Jorge paint No, he won't. the dining room? Now it’s your turn 1, Will Jorge paint No, he won't. the dining room? 2. Will Ming clean No, she won't. the living room? 3. Will they eat No, they won't. dinner at Ming’s house? 4, Will we clean No, we won't, the bathroom? Will it be enough? No, it won’s. Singular and Plural Listen to the singular and then say the plural. First, listen to the examples fan fans Now it’s your turn. 1. fan fans 2, room rooms 3. sponge sponges 4. window windows 5. bed * beds 6. arm arms 7. ear ears 8. doctor doctors 9. cleaner cleaners There Js or There Are Make sentences from these words. First, listen to the examples: telephone/bed- room rollersfhiving room Now it’s your turn, 1 2) telophone/bed room rollers/living Foon fanékitchen, windows/dining room floor polish floors 30 There is a telephone in the bedroom, There are rollers in the living room, ‘There is a telephone in the bedroom. There are rollers in the living room. ‘There is a fan in the kitelien, ‘There are windows in the dining room There is floor polish on the floors. A Little or a Lot ‘Answer these questions. First, listen to the examples: How much paint will Sasha buy?(a lot) How much oven cleaner will Elena use? {a little) . Now it’s your turn As How much paint will Sasha buy? (a lot} How much oven cleaner will Elena use? (a little) How much floor polish will Ming need? (a lot) How much bleach will she get? (a little) How much time do they need to paint? (a lot] He'll buy a lot of paint She'll use a little oven cleaner. He'll buy a lot of paint. She'll use a little oven cleaner. She'll need a lot of floor polish. She'll get a little bleach. They need a lot of time to paint. 3 A Few or a Lot Answer these questions. First, listen to the examples: How many A lot of brushes. brushes will Sasha need? (a lor} How many A few sponges. sponges will ‘Ming buy? (a few) Now it’s your turn. 1. How many brushes will Sasha need? (a lot) How many A few sponges. sponges will Ming buy? (a few) 3. How many paper A lot of paper tow- towels will Elena els. tase? (a lot} 4. How many sand- A few sandwiches. wiches will they eat? (a few) How many hours A few hours. will we work? (a few) A lot of brushes. nv 32 Money Listen to the speaker and say the money. First, listen to the examples: adollay two $1. 58 quarters, and eight pennies five dollars, $5.85 seven dimes, and three nickels Now it's yourturn. 1. adollagtwo $1.58 guacters, and ight pennies fivedollars, —— §. seven dimes, and three nickels 3. ten dollars, three $10.94 quarters, a dime, and nine pennies 4. twenty dollars, $21.35 four quacters, three dimes, and one nickel 5. fifty dollars, one $50.65 quarter, six nick- els, and ten pen- nies nv 33 Health, Home, and Community Treatments Unit 4: Alternative Medicine Listen and repeat, 1, acupuncture 2. chant Health Food 5 massage Listen and repeat. meditation L di 5. needles a 6. relaxation 2. health food ae 3. herbs ee 4. macrobiotic . pension Ps 9. therapy 5. remedy 7 6. vegetarian |. yoRa Exercise Listen and repeat, 1, aerobies 2. gym 3. jogging 4. tai chi 5. training 6. weights 34 35 Short Sentences with the Verb Can Make sentences from these words. First, listen to the example: Dr. Huangdo Dr. Huang can do Negative Sentences with Can't Make sentences from these words. First, listen to the example: Sasha/stop Sasha can’t stop acupuncture acupuncture. rao smoking. Now it’s your turn. Now it’s your turn, 1. Dr Huangdo Dr. Huang can do 1. Sachalagp Sasha can't stop acupuncture acupuncture. aakine smoking 2. Sasha's mother/ Sasha's mother can 2. Simon/lift heavy Simon can’t lift cook Russian cook Russian food. boxes = heavy boxes. food Dr. Huang/teach Dr. Huang can’t 3. Raquel/make Raquel can make 4 teach yoga. Dominican food Dominican food. 4, Simon/cook Simon can’t cook 4. Blena/prepare Elena can prepare Dominican food Dominican food Mexican dishes Mexican dishes. 5. Welspeak We can’t speak 5. You/ride a biey- You can ride a bicy- Chinese Chinese. cle cle. 6. They/cook They can’t cook 6. Wdriveacar I can drive a car. Chinese food Chinese food 36 37 Kind of, Type of, and Sort of Answer these questions, First, listen to the example: What kind of — Mexican food, food can Elena cook? Now it’s your turn, 1. Whatkind of | Mexican food. food can Elena cook? 2. What type of Alternative medicine. medicine can Dr. Huang practice? 3, What sort of Aerobic exercise. exercise can Raquel do? 4. Whatkind of Russian food. food can Sasha’s mother make? S. What type of English classes. classes can Simon teach? 6. What sort of House painting. painting can Sasha do? 38 Adjectives Listen and repeat. 1 2. 3 4, 5. 6 iv, 8. 9. cheap clean delicious expensive funny healthy heavy |. new old 0. relaxed 1. 2. unhealthy serious 39 Comparative and Superlative Say the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives. First, listen to the example: cheap cheaper cheapest Now it’s your turn. 1. cheap cheaper cheapest 2 mew newer newest 3. old older oldest 4. funny fuonier funniest 5. healthy healthier healthiest 6 heavy heavier heaviest Here's another example: delicious more delicious most delicious Now it’s your turn. 1. delicious more delicious most delicious 2. expensive more expensive most expensive 3. nutritious — more nutritious most nutritious, 4.relaxed ——morerelaxed most relaxed J.serious more serious most serious 6. unhealthy more unhealthy most unhealthy Questions with Which Answer these questions. First, listen to the example: Which food is Fast food is cheaper cheaper, fast than health food. food or health food? Now it’s your turn. 1. Which food is Fast food is cheaper cheaper, fas than health food, food or he food? 2. Which foods are Salads are more more nutritious, nutritious than hot hot dogs or sal- dogs. ads? 3. Which medicine Herbal medicine is is better, herbal better than aspirin. medicine or aspirin? 4, Which person is Raquel is more more relaxed, relaxed than Ming. Raquel or Ming? 41 Which person's diet is healthier, Simon’s or Sasha’s? Which treatment is more expen- sive, acupune- ture or Western medicine? 42 Simon's diet is healthier than Sasha’s diet. Western medicine is more expensive than acupuncture. Health, Home, and Community Unit 5: Reporting a Crime Descriptions Listen and repeat. bald heavy old short all tattoo thin young PNRM AwNS Clothing Listen and repeat. dress 6. shirt hat shoes jacket 8. sneakers jeans 9. suit pants 10. T-shirt peer 43 At the Station Listen and repeat. Seer ayaens 13. 14 bank card cash credit card license mugged officer paycheck police report |. sign 11. 12. station steal subway wailet 44 Past Tense of Regular Verbs Listen to the present tense and say the past tense. The past tense of these verbs ends with the Atl sound. First, listen to the example: ask _ asked Now it’s your turn, 1. ask asked 2. cash cashed 3. help helped 4. look looked 5. stop stopped 6. talk talked The past tense of these verbs ends with the Jal sound. 7. describe described 8. grab grabbed 9. happen happened 10. listen listened 11. offer offered 12. sign signed 4s ‘The past tense of these verbs ends with the Jed} sound. 13. need needed 14, report reported 15. wait waited 16. want wanted Questions and Answers Answer these questions in the past tense. First, listen to the example: Dida man grab He grabbed his wa- Jorge’s wallet or let. keys? Now it’s your turn, 1. Did aman grab He grabbed his wal- Jorge’s wallet or let. keys? 2. Did Jorge ask He asked Raquel for Simon or Raguel help. for help? 3. Did Jorge report He reported the the crime to the crime to the police police or the mayor? 46 4. Did the officer He talked to Jorge. talk to Raquel or Jorge? 5. Did Jorge sign He signed the report. the report or the check? 6. Did Jorge need — He needed money. food or money? Past Tense of Irregular Verbs Listen to the present tense and say the past tense. First, lister to the example: drive drove Now it’s your turn. 1. drive drove 2. feel felt 3. find found 4. get got 5. give gave 6. go went 7. have had 8. run ran 9. say said 10. see saw 11. speak spoke 12. steal stole 47 13. take took 14: tell told 15. wear wore 16. write wrote Possessives Substitute the possessive adjective for the noun. First, listen to the example: Raquel listened She listened to his to Jorge's story. - story. Now it's your turn 1, Raquel listened She listened to his to Jorge’s story. story. 2. They went in They went in her car Raguel’s car 3. Jorge looked at He looked at their the criminals’ pictures. pictures. 4. He likes Blena’s He likes her wallet. wallet. 48 Subjects and Objects Substitute the noun with the subject or object pronoun. First, listen to the example: Jorge found Raquel. He found her. Now it’s your turn. 1. Jorge found ‘Fle found her. Raquel. 2. Raquel drove She drove him to it. Jorge to the sra- tion. The officer lis- He listened to it tened to Jorge’s report, 4. Raquel lent She lent it to him money to Jorge S. Jorge and Elena ‘They gave it back. gave the money back. 6. You and | felt We felt bad for him. bad for Jone 49 Health, Home, and Community Unit 6: Getting Things Fixed Vocabulary Listen and repeat. drip electrician extension cord faucet furnace gas leak heater landlord list . outlet 11. plug 12. plumber 13. radiator 14. repairs 15. service rep 16. shower 17. stove 18. strange smell 19. waste 20. water heater SYN AMA YN 50 Affirmative Answers with Could Give short answers to the questions. First, listen to the example: Could Ming Yes, she could. smell the gas leak? Now it’s your turn. 1. Could Ming Yes, she could. smell the gas leak? 2. Could Simon Yes, he could. find the tele phone number? Could Ming call Yes, she could. the gas compa- ny? 4. Could they open Yes, they could. all the windows? 5. Could Ming ‘Yes, she could. make a list of repairs? 6. Could Simon Yes he could. help her? Could we con- Yes, we could tact the gas company? ~ SL Negative Answers with Couldn't Give short answers to the questions. First, listen to the example: Could Ming paint ber apartment? Now it’s your turn, ig 2s Could Ming paint her apartment? Could she and her cousin carry all the boxes? Could Simon fix the gas leak? Could Ming repair the faucet? Could she and her cousin fix the out- ler? Could the land- lord do the repairs? Could it be repaired? Could we help with the repairs? Could I pay for a plumber? No, she couldn't, No, she couldn't, No, they couldnt, ‘No, he couldn't. No, she couldn't. No, they couldn't, No, he couldn't. No, it couldn't. No, we couldn't. No, Icouldn’t. 52 Questions with Who Answer these questions, First, ister to the example: Who could smell Simon and Ming could. the gas leak? Now it’ youer torn, k ae Who could smell Simon and Ming could. the gas leak? Who could find Simon could the telephone number? Who couldcall Ming could. the company, Who could fix the A service rep could. eas leak? Who could repair A plumber could. the dripping faucet? Who could fix the An electrician could. electrical outlet? Who could pay The landlord could. for the repairs? Who could enjoy — Ming and her cousin their new apart- could. ment?’ Review of Can/Can’t and Could/Couldn’t Make sentences with these words First, listen to the examples: Sasha/paint houses Sasha can paint houses. Smonfixthe shower Simon couldn't fix the shower Now it’s your turn. 1. Sasha/paint houses Sasha can paint houses. 2. Simonifix shower Simon couldn't fix the shower 3. Jorgelspeak Jorge can speak Spanish Spanish. 4, Elenalelean Ming’s lena couldn't clean oven Ming’ oven. 5. Raquelend Jorge | Raquel could lend money Jorge money. 6. Elena/cook Elena can cook Mexican food Mexican food. 7. Jorgelbuy Flena’s Jorge could buy Elena's medicine medicine. 8. Ming’ aunvdo — Mings aunt can do acupuncture acupuncture. 9. Sasha/paine Sasha could paint Ming's apartment Ming’s apartment. 10. Jorgelgec his wallet Jorge couldnt get his back wallet back, 54 Prepositions of Place Answer these questions with the correct preps tion. First, listen to the example: Where's the yas Ie’sin the kitchen. leak? (kitchen) Now its your tren: 1. Where’ the gas If in the kitchen, leak? (kirchen) 2, Wheresthe tele Tes on the table. phone book? (rable) ‘Where’ the tele Its in the book. phone number? (book) 4. Where's the drip» Iein the bathroom. ping shower? (bathroom) Where’ the drip- It’s on the sink. ping faucer? (sink) Imperatives Say the negative form of the imperative. Hirst, listen to the example: Call the gas com- pany. Now it's your turn, 1. Callthe gas com- pany. 2, Open the win- dows. 3, Wait for the ser- vice rep, 4, Tell your landlord, ea Repair the door ‘Use the outlet. Fix the faucet. Leave your house. Don't call the gas com pany. Don’t call the gas com- pany. Don’ open the win- dows. Dont wait for the sez- viee rep, Don tell your land lord. Dont repair the door Don't use the outlet Don’ fix the faucet. Don’t leave your house. Health, Home, and Community Unit 7: Social Services Social Services Vocabulary Listen and repeat. 1. alcoholic 11. illness 2. application 12. hid off 3. approve 13. options 4. benefits 14. reject 5. blind 15. shelters 6, deaf 16. teenagers 7, disabled 17, therapy 8, deags 18. unemployed 9. groups 19. Unemployment 10. homeless Office 20. Yellow Pages Maternity Vocabulary Listen and repeat. 1. baby food 5. postnatal care 2. diapers 6. prenatal care 3. discount 7. twins 4, Medicare 8. vouchers Affirmative Sentences Make a sentence from these words. First, listen to the example: Sasha/go tof Unemployment Office Now it’s your turn, L Sashalgo to! Unemployment Office He/fill outan application “Theylapprove his application Helpet money from the govern- ment Elenashave twins Sasha's going to go to the Unemployment Office. Sasha's going to go to the Unemployment Office. He’ going to fill our an application. ‘They're going to approve his application. He's going to get money from the gow ernment. Elena’s going to have wins. 58 Negative Sentences Make a sentence from these words. First, listen to the example: Raquelfhave a baby Now ifs your turn. if we Raguelhave a baby Sasha/be a father ElenaAvork much longer Jorgelmake enough money ‘They/pay doctor's bills Raquel ist going to have a baby. Raquel isn't going to have a baby. Sasha isn’t going to be a father Elena isn’t going to work much longer ‘Jorge isn’t going to make enough money. ‘They aren't going to pay doctors bills. a Short Answers “Answer these questions. First, listen to the examples Are Sasha and. Elena going to-talk to Raquel? Now its your tern, a Are Sasha and Elena going to talk to Raguel? Is Raquel going to give them advice? Is Simon going to receive unemploy- ment benefits? Is Sasha going to find another job? Is Jorge going to stay home with the babies? Questions Answer these questions, ‘Yes, they are. Yes, they are. Yes, she is. 3 No, ke isn't. Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. 60 2. Who is Raquel going to talk wo? Now it your tern, ay Who is Raquel going to talk to? ‘Where is Sasha going to go? What is he going wo do? When is Elena going to stop working? How is Jorge going to support his family? irs, listen to the example: She's going to tafk to Sasha and Blena, She’ going to alk 10 Sasha and Elena. He's going to go to the Unemployment Office. He's going to fi out an application. She's going to stop working in a few weeks, 61 How Long or How Often? Ask a question with “How lon often?” First, listen to the example: Sasha is going to get a check every two weeks. How often is Sasha going to get a check? Now it’s your tun. 1. Sasha is going to get a check every two weeks, How often is Sasha going to get a check? He is going to call his old boss every month. ‘How often is he going to call his old boss? 3. Elena is going to work for three more weeks, How long is Elena going to work? 4, She is going to receive vouchers every month, How often is she going to receive vouchers? 5. She is going to stay home with the babies for a few years. How long is she going to stay home with the babies? xv 62 Adverbs of Frequency Put the adverb of frequency in she sentence. Farst, listen to the example: Simon works in Simon never works in the summer. the simmer. (never) Now it’s your turn, 1. Simon works in Simon never works in the summer. the summer. {never} 2, Raquel cooks Raquel usually cooks Dominican food. Dominican food. (usually) 3, Ming works on Ming sometimes works weekends, on weekends, (sometimes) 4, Elenaistired Elena is often tired, (often) 5. The babies are The babies are rarely sick. (rarely) sick. 63 Too and Enough Finish these sentences. First listen to the example: Ming couldn't lift the boxes theavy) Now its your torn. 1. Ming couldn’t lift bocause they were too the boxes (heavy) heavy. 2. Jorge couldn't pay because they were too for baby supplies expensive. (expensive) 3. Elena couldn't because it was too cold. take the babies outside (cold) Here's another example: Ming coulda’ lift the boxes (strong) ‘Now it’s your tum. 4. Ming could lift the boxes (strong) because they were t00 heavy. because she wasn't strong enough. because she wasn’t strong enough. Jorge couldn't pay because he wasn't rich for the baby sup- plies (rick) enough. 64 Practice English EMAL Dera UC ruc econ eae ISBN: 0-307-34303.0,

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